Examples of thud in a Sentence
Noun
The book hit the floor with a thud.
The ball landed with a thud.
I heard a heavy thud on the roof.
Verb
The ball thudded against the side of the house.
the snowball thudded against the side of my car
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Louis Balsamo, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
Her feet dangle, then land with a thud on the delicate rug hugging the side of her bed.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Neo-soul lyrics call out a toxic man as a thudding baseline hits.
—Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
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Noun
The other shoe dropped with an unsettling thud recently when White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt openly gay-bashed in defense of her controversial boss.
—Louis Balsamo, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
Her feet dangle, then land with a thud on the delicate rug hugging the side of her bed.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Verb
In lieu of wimpy melodramatics, Boone picks up the pace — the drums thudding along like the soundtrack to an aerobics-workout video — and the fun.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Neo-soul lyrics call out a toxic man as a thudding baseline hits.
—Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thud. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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thud
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: a dull sound : thump sense 1
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